OSHA cited the operator, Harrison Hoist Inc. of Grand Prairie, in connection with the collapse that killed two workers on the Ricahrdson campus. The workers were trying to remove the top portion of the crane’s mast when it collapsed; causing them to fall more than 150 feet.

The company’s violations include:

– Failure to address the hazards associated with the effects of wind speed and weather on the equipment

– Failure to ensure that procedures for disassembling the tower crane prevented the collapse of any part of the equipment

– Failure to adequately support and stabilize all parts of the equipment

– Failure to ensure that disassembly procedures positioned workers to minimize their exposure to unintended movement or collapse

– Failure to ensure that disassembly procedures were developed by a qualified person

– Failure to train each competent person and each qualified person regarding the requirements federal regulations of crane and derricks in construction.

OSHA determines there is a serious violation when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.

“It is imperative for employers to have procedures in place, train workers and otherwise adhere to safe work practices regarding crane use in order to protect workers who disassemble cranes,” Stephen Boyd, OSHA’s Dallas Area Office director, said in a news release.

Harrison Hoist has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s Dallas area director or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, OSHA said.

Original report 4:20 p.m. Wednesday: A construction worker was crushed to death by a steel beam Wednesday.

Part of a work crew in 10500 block of Spangler Road, the A 57-year-old man was helping load the beam onto a semi tractor about 12:30 p.m. when it fell on him, according to police. The man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of his family, died on the scene.

A police spokesman said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was in charge of the investigation.